This tender aims to support local supply chains to provide healthy and sustainable products - fresh meat, fruits, and vegetables - to primary and nursery schools in the Bath & North East Somerset area of England. Extensive market engagement informed the direction...
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Recycled asphalt used for road resurfacing
After generating enough experience and assessing the performance of recycled asphalt pavement (RAP) in previous projects, The City of Hamburg wanted to move from using less than 50% RAP to 100% when refurbishing resurfacing roads. Therefore, this tender focused on...
Using recycled concrete in the construction of new buildings
This project aims to overcome preconceived notions about using recycled concrete in building construction. The project also aimed to stimulate demand for recycled concrete as a circular input in the construction market. As a result of the pilot's success and...
Hospital eco-catering service in Piedmont
This joint procurement was issued on behalf of twelve health authorities. The objective was to use collective catering services and food supply to reduce administrative costs, obtain reductions in the supply and service price to achieve economies of scale, and collectively send a demand signal to the catering market. Tender criteria stipulated minimum weight criteria for […]
Purchase of high quality, organic agriculture
Five framework contracts were awarded for supplying food to 31 public colleges in the Vendée region of France in 2017. Four of the contracts were for 100% organic vegetables, fruit, dairy products, and other groceries. The final was for high-quality meat originating...
A low carbon, circular approach to concrete procurement
Zurich has long strived to use as much recycled concrete as possible in its public building projects as aggregate. The inclusion of recycled aggregates helps close material loops related to concrete, which makes it more circular. While the use of recycled concrete is...